Michael boog



I 06. COMPOSITIONS,

COATING OR PLASTIC.

fVYMcOt SAM aw 1 "UNITED STATES N awe/M M la'on (AMAA PATENT OFFICE,

MICHAEL BOOG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR MAKING IMITATIONS F STALACTITES AND GROTTO-WORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,027, dated October 4, 1887.

Application tiled June 28, 1867.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MICHAEL BOOG, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the county of New York and 5 State of New York, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter to be Used in Making Imitations of Stalactites and Grotto- Work, of which the following is a specification.

IO My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined in the following proportions. viz: Hydraulic cement forty partsplaster-of ar s wen y parts; sand ten par 8;

"nnca Iiroktn in small fragmen s, ten parts;

I iron-dust ten partslinseed-oil ten parts. Ell these ingredientsmoh'gdiii atr to make the mass of about the consistency of ordinary masons plaster. Then, having made a frame ofwire of any desired shape, I take li nen or cotton ra s, and having smeared them wlt-fi ffl'e-p'l'fisfl'li%il'inposition I wind them around the wires until a sufficient body has been obtained. I then apply the composition, still in a plastic state, to the outside of the body thus Serial No. 242.730. (No specimens.)

I obtained with any well-known and convenient tool, so that the whole structure shall imitate a grotto in miniature, wit-h stalactites, stalagmites, and recesses. The composition is then allowed to set and soon becomes artificial stone of great durability. On account of this comused to make ornaments for the mantel-piece or table and the like, but also for ornamentation in aquariums and fountains and in similar places.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- to be used for making imitations of stalactites and grotto-work, composed of hydraulic cem- The herein-described composition of matter position being water-proof, it may not only be 

